> Suffering in the third world is exacerbated by the anti-science
> Greenies. Their stance against *any* scientific development in
> biotechnology and against the improvement in living conditions by use of
> technology condemns people to live in misery and *increases*
> over-population:
>
> "the same middle-class superstitions that endeavour to keep Wi-Fi out of
> schools are used to justify keeping biotechnology out of Africa."
>
> "Whatever it is that motivates these self-styled "Greens", it isn't a
> concern for the environment. Nor, despite claims to the contrary, is
> there any valid concern of "over-population". The UN estimates global
> population growth to peak in the 2040s at 7.87m, then decline, assuming
> modest development is permitted to continue. Not only does economic
> development mean fewer people, but it means less suffering: those fewer
> people are much happier."
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/08/greens_keep_africa_poor/
> ...